Trifasciata/Cutting terra cotta pots

["Tomoko Schum" <tomokoschum@knology.net>]

Thanks, John.

I find trifasciata very beautiful, too.  So I really wanted
the trio to spawn for me.  When the offspring grow up, I
will try to let them find their own mates.

I think you are right about a naturally formed pair having a
stronger bond.  I often hear the same thing about angelfish
pairs.  I recently broke up a reverse trio of  cacatuoides.
The female seems to be on strike now.  She is not interested
in the prettier but smaller male I chose.  It does not help
to have a previous mate gawking and displaying at her from a
tank 8 inches away.

As for terra cotta pots, I always had mine turned upside
down and not sideway in order to give them some privacy (or
so I thought.)  Of course, I cannot see what is going on
inside the pot this way.  Now I am seriously considering a
switch to laying flower pots sideway, if a sideway pot works
just as well as an upside down one.  Are apistos not
bothered by having their bed room open to public?

Tomoko


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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Wubbolt" <BigJohnW@webtv.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Cutting terra cotta pots


> Hello Tomoko
>
> I use all different size flower pots... mostly it depends
on the size of
> the fish , really large adult cacatuoides get a much
larger easier to
> get into flower pot then younger smaller fish like my
borelliis.... I
> generally start with flower pots that have a 4 inch
diameter top then
> use larger flower pots as i find need for larger caves for
larger adult
> fish...  My kribs for example have flower pots that have
at least a 7
> inch opening.
>
> John
>
>
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